On the way of making an app installable

Carmoneer

@tomy Just a heads up - "IIRC" is an acronym for "If I remember correctly". :)

tomy

@Carmoneer
Ow thanks. :D :D
I'm not a native speaker of English, so informal speaking may make misunderstanding cases. :)

tomy

I did these:
1- Using a Command Prompt went to the windeployqt's path and pasted the path of Release folder into <>:

C:\Qt\Qt5.7.0\5.7\mingw53_32\bin>windeployqt <C:\Users\CS\Documents\Qt\build-Cal-Desktop_Qt_5_7_0_MinGW_32bit-Release\release>
Result: The syntax of the command is incorrect.

Once again this time I pasted the path of the Cal folder:
C:\Qt\Qt5.7.0\5.7\mingw53_32\bin>windeployqt <C:\Users\CS\Desktop\Cal>
Result, again: The syntax of the command is incorrect.

If this is the simplest way to make an app installable, so how to run that .exe file please??

SGaist

Remove all these < and > from your command

tomy

@SGaist
GOOD, something happened.
My Release folder changed. It's now as follows:
http://uploads.im/ViqNX.jpg

Now what to do with them please?
I mean what is the rest of the process? when I will reach the end please? It's a week I'm just looking for a way to make my app installable on other machines (and mine as well)

SGaist

I already suggested in a previous post to look for an installer creation framework.

tomy

Yes, you are right, sorry.

I have all of these:
qt-installer-framework-opensource-2.0.1-x86.run
qt-installer-framework-opensource-2.0.1-x64.run
qt-installer-framework-opensource-2.0.1-src

And also two folders (Cal and Release) that I have used them for windeployqt by a Command Prompt.

Now how to use these?

tomy

I have questions:
Should I follow the process using here?
If yes, which one of the above qt-installer-framework-opensources is pre-built, or which one should I use?

Then should I follow from Setting up Qt Installer Framework there?

SGaist

Those ending with .run are pre-built, which one you use depends on your OS.

tomy

@SGaist said in On the way of making an app installable:

Those ending with .run are pre-built, which one you use depends on your OS.

OK. since my OS in a x64 Windows 7, I choose qt-installer-framework-opensource-2.0.1-x64.

So I don't need the Building from Sources section and go directly to: Setting up Qt Installer Framework, yeah?

I just don't understand these two:
1- Clone the Qt Installer Framework source code from http://code.qt.io/cgit/installer-framework/installer-framework.git/ to get the sources for the tools.
2- Build the tools by running the "qmake" from the static Qt, followed by "make" or "nmake".

for (1-) since I want to use a .run one so I don't need the source one, yes?
But I don't know how to do (2-) at all. :(

I would be appreciative if your guide me on the way.

SGaist

Since you are installing the pre-built package, you don't need to do these.

tomy

Good, thanks.
It seems that I should go here now. but isn't it for OS X?

I want my app for Windows.

SGaist

No it's not. It just describes the various possibilities you can use.

tomy

OK. So I follow it.

It says: Starting Installer

When end users start the installer, the introduction page opens:
Where is that installer please?

SGaist

These are just screenshots to illustrate the documentation. They don't necessarily indicate anything special except when there's an OS specific feature like Selecting Windows Program Group.

tomy

OK, whatever they are, fine. I want to continue the way to the end.
Now what should I do then? Any other tuts, links?

SGaist

In the doc here.

tomy

so I created a folder on Desktop named package directory.

For this:
Place all components in the same root directory, which is called the package directory. The directory name acts as a domain-like identifier, which identifies all components. For example, com.vendor.root.

what components does it mean? The qt-installer-framework-opensource-2.0.1-x64 and Release folder containing:
http://uploads.im/aN8CQ.jpg

??

SGaist

Please take the time to read the linked pages.

tomy

@SGaist
Actually as a habit, I read the pages/links but only when I find something unknown/strange, I post a question again.

Frankly speaking, making an app installable is much much harder than creating the app itself. I would have never think it would be that difficult.

Anyway, I go on the way and try to read all pages.